By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews A record number of 41,178 ballots were dropped in the mail to Lincoln County voters on Wednesday and should begin arriving in mailboxes Friday and Saturday. […]
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Yachats’ 25th mushroom festival this weekend expected to draw 500 people to walks, talks, workshops
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — The popular Yachats Mushroom Festival happens Friday through Sunday, Oct. 18-20 with special events popping up around town like, well, mushrooms after a rain. […]
Truck carrying load of pipe rolls off Highway 101 south of Yachats, snarling traffic overnight Monday
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Both lanes of U.S. Highway 101 near Cape Perpetua reopened early Tuesday following the roll-over accident of a tractor-trailer carrying an oversized load of […]
One of many Highway 20 fatal crashes this year helps lead to demise of Oregon college student group
By TIFFANY CAMHI/Oregon Public Broadcasting and QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews One of the six fatal crashes on busy U.S. Highway 20 east of Newport this year is now being cited as […]
YachatsNews asks readers’ help to continue filling reporting gaps in Lincoln County’s “news desert”
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Not everyone is as keen on covering the news or reading about it as your staff at YachatsNews – its editor, reporter and freelancers. But for […]
Yachats council will review appraisal of proposed clearcut property south of city on Tuesday
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Whether the view in Yachats will include a clearcut at the south end of town is uncertain. But not for long. Efforts to stop […]
Beachcomber supporters pack Waldport council meeting to protest permit suspensions
By QUINTON SMITH and GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Citing what it believes are “financial irregularities,” the city of Waldport says it has stopped its permission for Waldport Beachcomber Days […]
After five years of planning, county officials stage ceremonial groundbreaking for animal shelter in Waldport
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – By this time next year a $5 million Lincoln County animal shelter with plenty of room for dogs and cats and where employees can […]
News Briefs
Ukulele group donates defibrillators to city of Waldport, Cafe Chill, DaNoble House
WALDPORT — The Waldport Seashore Literacy ukulele group has donated three automated external defibrillators to the city of Waldport. The defibrillators, which cost $2,263 each, will be placed at city […]
Cougar wandering Newport bayfront Thursday dies during capture attempt
NEWPORT — The cougar that caused consternation by wandering onto a Newport pier Thursday has died. Despite initial reports of a successful water rescue after the tranquilized big cat jumped off […]
ODOT warns campaigners to keep signs away from highways
When it comes to the seemingly ubiquitous political signs now dotting the pre-election landscape, there is definitely a right way and a wrong way to place them. The wrong way, […]
$72,000 workforce grant will bring seafood training to five schools
Students at five coastal high schools will receive seafood-processing training this year thanks to a $72,000 grant awarded to the Oregon Coast Visitors Association from a state workforce development agency. […]
No injuries when delivery truck crashes into Yachats coffee shop
YACHATS – Oregon State Police cited the driver of a delivery truck early Friday after it left U.S. Highway 101 in downtown Yachats, traveled down a five-foot embankment and […]
Florence teenager is 9th fatality on Highway 20 this year
TOLEDO – A teenager from Florence was killed and another one critically injured Friday, Oct. 11 when their truck overturned while trying to turn from U.S. Highway 20 into a […]
Economic alliance’s second “Fail Fest” hopes sharing stories of business woes will help entrepreneurs
By Oregon Coast TODAY The Economic Development Alliance of Lincoln County is inviting business owners, entrepreneurs, and people interested in starting a business to its second annual Fail Fest […]
Modern version of Shakespeare’s final play unfolds at Newport Performing Arts Center
By Oregon Coast TODAY You’ll be swept away by “The Tempest,” a modern take on William Shakespeare’s final play, presented by New Visions Arts. Directed by Marc Maislen, the production […]
5 Questions and a Secret: Yachats-area “cozy mystery” writer adds new book to his body of work
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Doug Yunker has been a small town paperboy, conscientious objector, Peace Corps volunteer, social worker and college professor and administrator. Now, the soon-to-be 82-year-old resident of […]
Letters from Readers
Seal Rock resident appreciates Hall’s accessibility and openness
To the editor: I want to commend Lincoln County commissioner Claire Hall for being accessible and open to new ideas, for knowing how to get things done, and for her […]
Ex-mayor of Waldport endorses Lambert for position
To the editor: I rarely endorse candidates, but I must endorse Heide Lambert to become the next mayor of Waldport in the Nov. 5 general election. She has long been […]
Former colleague supports Hall for re-election to commission
To the editor: I am writing in support of Commissioner Claire Hall’s candidacy to retain her seat as Lincoln County commissioner. I have had the honor of working with Claire […]
Neighbor says Kilduff will add transparency to Waldport city hall
To the editor: I have lived across the street from Melaia Kilduff for five years. In those five years I have witnessed her life with her family, I watched as […]
Oregon News
Oregon elections officials close phone lines Thursday after a flood of Trump-related conspiracy calls
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon’s state elections office has shut down its phone lines for the day because of a deluge of threatening calls from out-of-state callers […]
Democrats — including Hoyle in 4th District — vastly out raising GOP rivals in campaign contributions
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The Democratic challenger in Oregon’s most closely contested congressional district raised more than three times as much as the Republican incumbent between June and September, […]
Oregon Land Board approves ‘precedent setting’ plan to put Elliott State Forest in a carbon market
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon’s leaders decided for the first time to dedicate an entire state forest to storing harmful greenhouse gases to combat climate change while generating revenue […]
Washington and Clackamas counties sue Oregon Health Authority over Measure 110 funding
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle Washington and Clackamas counties on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Oregon Health Authority to overturn the agency’s formula for distributing more than $400 million […]
Eugene developer announces upscale hotel and housing project for downtown Corvallis
An architectural rendering shows the hotel and housing project at the corner of 1st and Madison in Corvallis by the Obie Companies of Eugene. By TIFFANY ECKERT/KLCC News CORVALLIS […]
Oregonians have until midnight Tuesday to register to vote in Nov. 5 election
Time is running out to register to vote ahead of the Nov. 5 election. Oregonians have until 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, to register to vote and receive a ballot. […]
4th Congressional District debate Friday draws packed, vocal crowd in Eugene
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle EUGENE — Every chair in Eugene’s WOW Hall was filled Friday afternoon for lively forum between four candidates vying to represent the 4th District in […]
Government announces Social Security payments for millions of Americans will increase by 2.5 percent in 2025
By JULIE WEIL/The Washington Post Social Security recipients will see a 2.5 percent increase in their monthly checks next year, the federal government announced Thursday. It’s a smaller hike than in […]